Review: 4K Video Recording in iPhone 6s/Samsung Galaxy S7

Catrina Jones

Catrina Jones is a qualified editor of this website aimed at multimedia software. She is a regular contributor of product tutorials, reviews as well as tips and tricks, helping all users edit, download or create enjoyable videos.

4K video recording has become a hitting new feature on the market which makes your movies and homemade videos look better. If you've been shopping for a new smartphone recently you'll probably have seen the label "4K Video" plastered on the front of products like Samsung Galaxy S7, ,iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus, etc. Yes, they are all capable of recording 4K high-resolution videos. In this article, let's talk a bit about recording video in 4K with your mobile devices.

What's Good About 4K Video Recording?

It gives us more control in post-production over our images.

It lets us zoom and crop image without no quality loss.

It allows you to print high-quality still image from any frame of the video.

It downscales to super sharp 1080 video.

How Much Storage Does 4K Need?

One limitation of 4K video recording lies in the fact that it will quickly use up your phone's storage capacity. Let's put it in a detailed way:

30 seconds – It will take up approximately about 190 MB in storage space.

1 minute – It will take up approximately 375 MB in storage space.

5 minute – It will take up approximately 1.9 GB in storage space.

10 minute – It will take up approximately 4 GB in storage space.

30 minute – It will take up approximately 12 GB in storage space.

Tips: For iPhone fans who love recording videos, the iPhone with 64 GB or 128 GB might be a mart option to choose. If you are using Android device like Samsung, Sony or LG, then you can get yourself a microSD card to store your 4K videos.

How to Share 4K Videos between iPhone 6s/iPhone 7 and Samsung Galaxy S7?

4K Video recording is a hot celling point for iPhone 7, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, Samsung Galaxy S7 or more. But it is far from being common used format. So how to enjoy and play 4K videos shoot from different source on iPhone or Samsung easily?

So, take your 4K video shot with your iPhone 6s/7 or Samsung Galaxy S7 and share it with us! If you feel like editing your videos file and making it more beautiful, you'd better use Video Editor which will offer you the most professional functions for video editing. Enjoy and have fun!